Sudhanoti is the home and centre of the Sudhans, with the tribe overwhelmingly dominating the population of the tehsil. By 4 October 1947, the rebellion led by the Sudhans successfully captured their heartland from the Dogra regime.
Of the total Scheduled Tribe population in Jammu and Kashmir, Gujjars constitute 69 per cent (1.5 million people in the Census 2011), making them the largest Scheduled Tribe group in the region.
There is not a single tribe that is most powerful in Pakistan. There are a number of tribes that are considered to be most powerful in Pakistan. Murawwat, Yousufzai and Achakzai are the main tribes in this case.
Sadozai Wazirzada (also known as Wazirzada Sadozai) are a Pashtun tribe of the Durrani tribal confederation, with their population primarily concentrated in the regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.
As to the number of Pashtun tribes, there are approximately 60 but the figure rises above 400 if all sub-clans are counted. The largest and most influential tribes are the Afridi, Achakzais, Bangash, Durrani, Khattak, Mehsuds, Mohammadzai, Mohmand, Orakzai, Shinwari, Yusufzai and Waziri.
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Are Pashtuns Afghan or Pakistani?
The Pashtun constitute the largest ethnic group of the population of Afghanistan and bore the exclusive name of Afghan before that name came to denote any native of the present land area of Afghanistan. The Pashtun are united primarily by a common language, Pashto.
Sudhanoti is the home and centre of the Sudhans, with the tribe overwhelmingly dominating the population of the tehsil. By 4 October 1947, the rebellion led by the Sudhans successfully captured their heartland from the Dogra regime.
Among the studied ethnic groups, the Pashtuns have the greatest mtDNA diversity. The most frequent haplogroup among Pakistani Pashtuns is haplogroup R which is found at a rate of 28–50%. Haplogroup J2 was found in 9% to 24% depending on the study and Haplogroup E has been found at a frequency of 4% to 13%.
Bārakzai (Pashto: بارکزی, romanized: Bārakzay, plur. بارکزي, Bārakzī) is the name of a Pashtun tribe from present-day Kandahar, Afghanistan. '"Barakzai" is a common name among the Pashtuns and it means "son of Barak" in Pashto.
Zamindars are considered a dominant caste and tend to be village and town leaders. Urban social, political, and economic affairs are dominated by Zamindars, and land is controlled by them; Kammis are socially marginalized.
The Afridis are most dominant in the Spin Ghar range west of Peshawar in Tribal areas of modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, covering most of the Khyber Pass and Maidan in Tirah which is their Native Tribal Territory. They are the closest to Orakzai in their language, culture and geographic areas.
Approximately 70 percent of the total Baloch population live in Pakistan. About 20 percent inhabit the coterminous region of southeastern Iran. This geographic region is the least-developed in Iran, partially owing to its harsh physical conditions.
Current status and political divisions. India has control of about half the area of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which comprises Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, while Pakistan controls a third of the region, divided into two provinces, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Kashmiri Pandits are a community of Saraswat Brahmins and hence enjoy a high status in the Hindu caste hierarchy. Among the Pandits a distinction existed between two sub-castes: karkuns who were engaged in secular professions, and gors who served as priests.
J&K has 12 scheduled tribes viz., Balti, Beda, Boto, Brokpa, Dardic, Shin, Changpa, Garra, Mon, Purigpa, Gujjar, Bakerwal, Gaddi and Sippi spread over three regions Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. These tribes received tribal status during the tenure of Chandra Shekhar Government in 1991.
The Ahmadzai (Pashto: احمدزی) is a Pashtun tribe of the Ghilji confederacy. As their influence grew, this original subtribe of Sulaimankhel got recognition as a tribe of its own and are considered to be good leaders and fighters, also lauded for their knowledge of Pushtunwali.
This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 August 2025. The Pashtun people are classified as an Iranian ethnic group. They are indigenous to southern Afghanistan and western Pakistan.
In India, the Muslim surname Khan is largely synonymous with and commonly used by Pathans as per Pashtun naming conventions, although not all Khans are necessarily of Pathan descent. The female equivalent used by Pathan women is Khanum or Bibi.
Kashmiris as a race are an amalgamation of various civilisations, an ancestral lineage of Indo- Aryans, Persians, Central Asians and Greeks. Like any other Indian state, Kashmir has also been influenced by the colonial underpinnings of what we now call the beauty standards.
The Pashtun culture is widely recognized for its code of conduct called Pashtunwali. This code emphasizes hospitality, honor, revenge, and forgiveness. In addition, the Pashtuns have a rich literary tradition, and their language, Pashto, is a central feature of Pashtun's cultural identity.
Religion. The Pashtuns primarily follow the Sunni branch of Islam. They believe themselves to be among the earliest adopters of the Islamic faith, and their observance can be traced back to Qais Abdur Rashid (575–661 CE)—a contemporary of the Prophet Muhammad and the founder of the Pashtun nation.
Genghis Khan was the first leader, or Khan, of the Mongol Empire, from 1206 CE–1227 CE. Genghis Khan generally advocated literacy, religious freedom, and trade, although many local customs were frowned upon or discarded once Mongol rule was implemented.
